{"id":"CVE-2012-2516","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2516","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:12:35.580Z","title":"An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6;…","description":"An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a \"command injection vulnerability.\"","published":"2012-07-05T03:23:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["ge/intelligent platforms proficy batch execution","ge/intelligent platforms proficy historian","ge/intelligent platforms proficy hmi\\/scada ifix","ge/intelligent platforms proficy pulse","ge/intelligent platforms si7 i\\/o driver"],"epss":{"score":0.39711,"percentile":0.98625,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-10-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":21888,"kind":"exploit","title":"KeyHelp - ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21888","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/21888.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/21888.rb","published":"2012-10-11","added":"2012-10-11","updated":"2012-10-11","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-2516","OSVDB-83311"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-169/"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2516","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}